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Carl Forssell

Carl Forssell, Swedish fencer (died 2005)

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Born
October 25, 1917
Died
November 28, 2005
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1917

About Carl Forssell

Carl Forssell was a Swedish fencer. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics. He was a medical doctor by profession. Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer.

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Carl Forssell timeline

  1. Carl Forssell (25 October 1917 – 28 November 2005) was a Swedish fencer.
  2. Competing in the team épée he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, a silver at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as four silver and two bronze medals at the world championships of 1938–1951.
  3. Individually he won a silver at the 1950 World Championships and finished eighth at the 1952 Olympics.

The world when Carl Forssell was born

Carl Forssell was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carl Forssell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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